salvam fecit totius pignoris causam
salvam fecit totius pignoris causam (sal-v[schwa]m fee-sit toh-shee-[schwa]s pig-n[schwa]-ris kaw-z[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Scots law. He furnished the means of saving the whole pledge. • On this basis a bottomry creditor posting the last bond obtained preference over the remaining bottomry creditors. See bottomry bond under BOND(2).